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The Elgar Sisters was an Iceland

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ic duo formed by singer Björk Guðmundsdóttir

Björk

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and guitarist Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson

Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson

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in 1984. The Elgar Sisters coexisted with KUKL, another group they were part of.

The origin of the duo’s name dates back to the recording sessions when engineer Mel Jefferson named the duo after English composer Edward Elgar

Edward Elgar

Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet OM, GCVO was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos...

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From 1984 to 1986 the duo recorded 11 songs at Grettisgat studios (which later turned into Sýrland) which are known as The Elgar Sessions.

Eight songs were composed by Guðlaugur and the remaining three were by Björk. Besides Guðlaugur on electric and acoustic guitars and Björk as vocalist, there were other musicians: Sigtryggur Baldursson

Sigtryggur Baldursson

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(drums), Birgir Mogensen (bass), Einar Arnaldur Melax (keyboards), Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson

Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson

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(keyboards, percussion), and Þorsteinn Magnússon (guitars).

Some of the lyrics were taken from Dauðaljóðin (The Death Poems), a poetry book written by guitarist Þór Eldon Jónsson.

With the break-up of KUKL by mid 1986, The Elgar Sisters project was terminated. Although they never released any album, some of their songs have been featured on the solo careers of Björk and Guðlaugur, while others still remain unpublished.

Recorded songs

Year of recording	Title	Music	Performers	Featured On
1984	Critical Mass¹	G. K. Óttarsson	Björk, G. K. Óttarsson, Siggi Baldursson, Birgir Mogensen and Einar Melax
1984	Patré	G. K. Óttarsson & Björk	Björk, G. K. Óttarsson, Hilmar Ö. Hilmarsson, and Þorsteinn Magnússon
1985	Dense Time	G. K. Óttarsson	Björk, G. K. Óttarsson, Siggi Baldursson, Birgir Mogensen and Einar Melax
1985	Horizontal²	G. K. Óttarsson & Björk	Björk, G. K. Óttarsson, Siggi Baldursson, Birgir Mogensen and Einar Melax
1985	Zymphony	G. K. Óttarsson	G. K. Óttarsson
1986	Glóra	Björk	Björk	1993 - Big Time Sensuality Big Time Sensuality "Big Time Sensuality" is a song by Björk, released as the fourth single from her 1993 album Debut. The song helped boost Björk's popularity worldwide, particularly the U.S., where she charted for the first time.-Background:... (One Little Indian), single by Björk.
1986	Stígðu Mig	G. K. Óttarsson & Björk	Björk and G. K. Óttarsson	1993 - Venus as a Boy Venus as a Boy "Venus as a Boy" is a song by Björk, released as the second single from her 1993 album Debut.-Background:Björk explained in an interview with David Hemingway:... (One Little Indian), single by Björk.
1986	Síðasta Ég	G. K. Óttarsson & Björk	Björk and G. K. Óttarsson	1993 - Big Time Sensuality Big Time Sensuality "Big Time Sensuality" is a song by Björk, released as the fourth single from her 1993 album Debut. The song helped boost Björk's popularity worldwide, particularly the U.S., where she charted for the first time.-Background:... (One Little Indian), single by Björk.
1986	Quintessence	G. K. Óttarsson & Björk	Björk, G. K. Óttarsson and Hilmar Ö. Hilmarsson
1986	Sue	G. K. Óttarsson	Björk, G. K. Óttarsson, and Þorsteinn Magnússon
1986	Green	G. K. Óttarsson, Björk, Siggi Baldursson, Birgir Mogensen and Einar Melax	G. K. Óttarsson, Björk, Siggi Baldursson, Birgir Mogensen and Einar Melax

Track notes:

1: Originally named “Mass”.

2: Also known as “Zontal”.

Featured On

1993 - Big Time Sensuality
Big Time Sensuality
"Big Time Sensuality" is a song by Björk, released as the fourth single from her 1993 album Debut. The song helped boost Björk's popularity worldwide, particularly the U.S., where she charted for the first time.-Background:...

(One Little Indian), single by Björk.
1993 - Venus as a Boy
Venus as a Boy
"Venus as a Boy" is a song by Björk, released as the second single from her 1993 album Debut.-Background:Björk explained in an interview with David Hemingway:...

(One Little Indian), single by Björk.
2002 - Family Tree (One Little Indian), CD box by Björk.
2002 - Misc. Music (Pronil Holdings), album by Guðlaugur K. Óttarsson.
2005 - Dense Time
Dense Time
Dense Time is an album released on December 9, 2005 by Icelandic guitar player Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson.This album contains Guðlaugur’s compositions and features some of the most important Icelandic performers, such as Magnús Þór Jónsson , Björk, Ragnhildur Gísladóttir, among others.The music...

(Pronil Holdings), album by Guðlaugur K. Óttarsson.

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